Garmin 530 Guida Utente

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12 - MESSAGES,

 ABBREVIATIONS &

NAV TERMS

169

12 - messages

abbreviations &

nav terms

The following is a list of abbreviations and 

acronyms used on the GNS 530 and their meanings:

ACTV —  Active
ALT —  Altitude
APR —  Approach
APT —  Airport
ARSPC —  Airspace
ARTCC —   Air Route Traffi c Control    

  Center

ARVL —  Arrival
AUX —  Auxiliary
AVGAS —  Aviation-grade 

Gasoline

AVTN —  Aviation

BARO —  Barometric 

Pressure

BRG —  Bearing 

To

°C —

Degree Celsius

C/V —  COM/VLOC
CAS —  Calibrated 

Airspeed

CDI —  

Course Deviation Indicator

CLR —  Clear
COM —  Communications 

Transceiver

CRSR —  Cursor
CTA —  

ICAO Control Area

CTAF —  Common 

Traffi c Advisory  

  Frequency

CTR —  

Center (see ARTCC)

CTS —  

Course To Steer

CUM —  Cumulative
DB —  Database
DEN —  Density
DEP —  Departure
DIS —  Distance
DME —  

Distance Measuring Equip ment

DOP —  

Dilution of Precision

DTK —  Desired 

Track

EFF —  Effi ciency
ELEV —  Elevation
ENDUR —  Endurance
ENR —  En 

Route

ENT —  Enter
EPE —  

Estimated Position Error

ESA —  

En-Route Safe Altitude

ETA —  

Estimated Time of Arrival

ETE —  

Estimated Time En Route

°F —

Degrees Fahrenheit

FAF —  

Final Approach Fix

FDE —  

Fault Detection and Exclusion

FF —  Fuel 

Flow

FOB —  

Fuel On Board

FPL —  Flight 

Plan

fpm —  

Feet Per Minute

FREQ —  Frequency
FSS —  

Flight Service Station

ft —  Feet

G/S —  Glideslope
gl —

Gallons

GPS —  

Global Positioning System

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